Sacred Spaces and Religious Traditions in Oriente Cuba

Contents

vii List of Illustrations and Maps viii Editors’ Foreword ix Preface by the African Atlantic Research Team xi Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 Part I chapter 1. Contours and Concepts 21 chapter 2. African Cosmic Orientation: Core Commonalities 39 chapter 3. What Sacred Spaces Do 61 Part II chapter 4. Palo Monte/Palo Mayombe 81 chapter 5. Vodú 104 chapter 6. Espiritismo 124 Part III chapter 7. “Land of the Dead” Beginnings: Muertéra Bembé de Sao 147 chapter 8. Findings and Conclusions 160 Notes 177 Glossary of Select Terms 189 Bibliography 192 Index 205 Color plates follow page 18 Contents  ...